jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 6 months agoCops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rulesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square160fedilinkarrow-up1429arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgprivacy@lemmy.mlgadgets@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1424arrow-down1external-linkCops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rulesarstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square160fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgprivacy@lemmy.mlgadgets@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareLordCrom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·6 months agoDon’t use fingerprint to unlock phone. They can force your fingerprint, but they can’t force your password … So just use a password. Problem solved
minus-squareworkerONE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·edit-26 months agoEdit: wow pulptastic shared this gem: Power+volume up > lockdown My original comment: Restart your phone if they ask for it. Then it will need a passcode and can’t be unlocked by a fingerprint
minus-squareLlewellyn@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·6 months agoThey can beat the shit out of you - along with the password
Don’t use fingerprint to unlock phone. They can force your fingerprint, but they can’t force your password … So just use a password. Problem solved
Edit: wow pulptastic shared this gem: Power+volume up > lockdown
My original comment: Restart your phone if they ask for it. Then it will need a passcode and can’t be unlocked by a fingerprint
They can beat the shit out of you - along with the password